Rack for rolled goods



June 51, 1928. 1,672,447

w. B. CAPPER RACK FOR ROLLED GOODS Filed Deo. '7, 1925 /4//7//0/71 5 Cap/Jef Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT: OFFICE.

B. CAIPPER, OFiDA'VIS, WEST VIRGINIA.,k

RACK FOB B'OLLEID GOODS.`

` Application med necember 7, 1925. rserial No. 73,810.

the disadvantage of 4occupying too much store s ace, and where a compact structure is emp oyed, this is generally accompanied by complicated partsfand mechanism.

In order to measure oi a length of lino-- leum it is necessary to have a sturdy support for the supply roll in connection with means enabling the goods to be unrolled by a simple for i Furthermore, thedispensing roll must be capable of easy positioning and not be in the nature of an obstacle to prevent full use of the rack as a dis lay cabinet, or occupy space otherwise nee ed for store purposes.

The invention aims to secure these various advantages by providing a sliding relation between the main rack and the auxiliary frame carrying the dispensing roll.

This is advantageous for commercial use, and the novel construction is moreover de sirable to the trade because a display rack and dispensing roll arrangement has been worked out embodying so few parts that it can be made with very little cost.

The rack -is easil ositioned about a store or other place, an t e goods are removable and replaceable withease.

In the drawings: y Figure 1 is a top plane view of theinvention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is an end view on the line 2- of Figure 2. y

Figurevi is a sectional view through one ofthe supporting hubs for the linoleum rolls.

In the drawings I have shown my .improved rack as afwhole at 10. Construction may be of wood or other suitable material capable of withstanding wear and having a neat nish. i

The base is composed of parallel boards 11 and 12, and the upper portion is vformed of similar coinciding members 13 and 14.

The members comprising the base and upper portion are spaced apart a suitable dis? tance asv shown at 15 and 16 for a purpose which will ypresently appear.

Base members 11 and l2 in their spaced relation may be screwed to the Hoor or otherwise secured, although this is not necessary. The upper members 13 and 14 are securedv together in their spaced relation by cross bars 17, screwed or otherwise secured to the upper surfaces of the members.l These barsy 17 are preferably arranged one at each end of the rack andl one on each side of the ymiddle of the rack.y i

Formed inthe base members 11 and-12- are circular recesses 18 adapted to receivel upwardly projecting lcylindrical pins or hubs 19. Arranged on the hub 19 in each case and bearing on the base is a ball bearing device 20, and disposed for rotary movement on the ball bearing device is a spoolv head or flange21iftting the hub 19.l The upper portion of the rack is provided with holes 22 to receive headed vdetachable pins 23 which-are shown in normal kposition depending below themembers 13 and 14.

The pins 19 and 23 are suitably spaced longitudinally ofthe several members and are arranged with their axes coinciding.

Thus, to linsert a supply roll of goods 24 in the rack, it is'only necessary to place one end of the bore of the roll upon the lower pin 19, displace the pin 23 a suitable degree and bring the upper end of the bore in position toy receive the project-ing end of pin bore. The roll is easily removable by a similar movement of the several parts.

It is to be noted that the roll is rotatably `mounted in the rack since it bears upon the spool head 19 which is revoluble upon the ball bearing device, and thus goods may easily be unrolled.

v23 which is then allowed yto drop into the The rack maybemore'rmlyV held in po-i rack is attached by means of braces 25 suitably secured to the cross bars 17. This arrangement enables the rack to be positioned 1n a shelf portion of the store along al wall if this is necessary and the rack is equally satisfactory due to the positioning of the rolls and their easy mobility.

Arranged to one side of the rack and interengaglng therewith is an auxiliary frame indicatedqasawhole at`26.`

This iframe comprises upper and lower members or bars 27 and 28 respectively, ci an exact size to easily andslidablyit with-l in the spaces 15 and 16 between the respective rack members 11 and 12, andland 14,1

Each member 27, 28, is enlarged adjacent one end as shown at 29,5andfthey members are connected at this end by a post or vertical standard 30';l Thsipost at itsfuppenend is extended as at: 311 feria;` purpose tov be.

presently seti-forth.:

Disposed onthe;l lower member 28` is a, pin32 and ball bearingqandfitting'ronf thewsaid-cpinand bearing isfafzrollert.' Atl its other: end, thecrollerris keyed to aver;-Y tical shaftextending thruethe enlarged portion 29 ofztheuupperwbar -A'isuiiicientw amount'` ,ofplay, exists-:betweenthe keyl slottof'theffroller andthe shaftftherein and the. upper end of the roller andfthebar28ltoi allow,v the rollerl to tbe;l raised la suiiicient: distanceover :the vpin `L32, kso it maybe :removed r and replacedas desiredfr A The spool` head 36'` of he-rollerbears '.upon the yball ybearing Yso that'E the roller eis,v easily:V revoluble. Spaced intermediate, its endse the; rollermayibeiprovided :with springfclips B7 i to eigage and.' holdtlie.endof; afi'piece oil oo. sa g The rollerl is1oper-atedl to receivecgoods as:` unwoundrom ai supply 1 rol-l f by means of f suitableygearing. A; gear housing 38`i is; mounted ony the post 30 andthe gearingg'is operated fby. 'ai crankI f or handle connected gto: one ot`'the:'geary shafts-therein. Thisfwill operate la; vertical shfaiz't1391sup-ported ontV the standardfbya bracketwiO,1 and' shaftnrlfahasi;

' a -gear 41 meshingfwth a'fhorizontal `gearE 4:2; on -a shatf` 413,; mountcred -in ether extension n 3110i the post'iSO. Thisishaft atzits opposite end vhas av gear-Lsmeshing withwa gear: 446. on' the, lvert-ical shaft-35E which` is ikeyeduto. rollen. 34.y I y In the drawingalfhavef. shownf'the auxi1. iary; frame in extendedfpositionfifor winding a l desiredquantity oii goodsA from ,thefmaini f. rack. When thel rackfis notiin use,` the aufxf iliary frame, bymeans ofthe ba:rs 27, 28,-, sliding in the spaces 15 anda16 respectively, Cangfbe ftelescoped -wthI :the-main. rackfaand 3a minimum of storegspace 1is `thus occupied.-

When yit Iis i desired to; measureoiil ai quani tity.;y 03EI material from one ofthe supply rolls, theauxiliaryframeiis .pulled out a suitable distancef-and `the ffreeend o the mate-,v

rial isflengagledwithfthe--1oller34:..` The cran-ky on handle@ is .then-turned to` operate theroller Bta-and. draw-0H; aL desired; amount of material from the supply roll onto the measuring or dispensing roller and the goods cut from the piece` in the usual manner.

Where a short length of material is being dispensed, the material may be pulled from the1 winding roller, 34 orthey crank may be reversed to unwind/the. material from;v the saidroller. In the case of large quantities, this plan may beresortedrto or the roller With the material" maybe removed from the. auxiliaryl frame and the material easily slippedtheref'rom in rolled form.

,'llaersatten?,y the..r auxiliary frame may be slid back into normal position out of the Wayr Theasiz/ i f so foifthez racls and: frame mayy be@Y variedffasfdesired;thesracls preferably being of a height to accommodateil the; greater Widthseof linolcumf-and ,'thef'pnsf-beng 40f a size fitoireadi-lyf,engagefn the bore 0f-fthesup:` ply\r0l=l. I i

Iy have1 shown. theV main@ reels asyholdfng f two parallelequallyA spaced; seriesgfof rollsa` Y and; it is :to beffobseryed;thatin a-nyfone of the positions of the gsupplyrrollathe; inverteY tion is equally; eectivei; It is fonly rneces;A1 sary to .feedthe f freeeendiol" the material E" to the dispensing roller with theaframefin extended positiong., andi thea` rolleli can"` be readily operated.

The constructionsis-,simplef and sturdy and; provides for, aqnice, display of thesgoods g asi f Well: as combining; the v1: featurej ovasslidably-f mounted dispensing roller;

Various modifications of the-. ideal may', bei,4 100v Workmilif.out,n i all;Vy of which v Ia-consder Withinf the purviewfofmyy-iiivention.

lj.Y device; of the;l chiaraster, described,. Comprising@ supplyirack forzcarryng; alpins. ralty ofi:rollsofrmateralszto -befdspenseda saidarackrhavngia rbasegairxd; upper-- per:v4 tion each composedof spacedaparallel-mem bers, i the members-cti the upperA portieri; ibeing` `secured together; and `zia; frameslfidabldL in the spaces between@the;respectiveflipperV and lower members and -carryingg-iaf1v roller and actuating,` means g-therefforfy for winding material dispensed from said first mentionedi1 ro ls. i

2.` A@ device of the: character-L,` described, comprising a supply rack for carryingigaf; plurality ioifrolls of materialto be dispensed, and. frame carryingaaarolfler fandiactuatinai; meansT therefor orf winding-material dispensed; fromv said supplyirolls,;` said@ framebeing4 slidable; towardgfandggfromzgthe; supply-` v rack in; a; plane i parallel thereWith", y

3. A. device of the character;-descr ibed, comprising ai supply; raclrgcarrying-f a pluralityV of rolls :of .fmateriale` to be lydijspensed', and a frame/carrying a rel-1er andiactuating-1v means.. therefor,` for; winding I material y. digspensed;v from. said supply. rolls, Y saidE frame.l being slidable within the supply rack and toward and from the same in a plane parallel therewith. 4. A device of the character described comprising a supply rack, said supply rack rack having extensions adapted to slide in 10 said guideways of the supply rack, whereby the second rack may be moved toward and from the supply rack in a plane parallel therewith.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 my hand.

lWILLIAM B. CAPPER. 

